Story of UUGUUL

UUGUUL was originally a cultural center founded by Steve E. MOREL in March 2019, located in the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar. This page will give you a brief overview of the physical center and how it gradually evolved into this website and an international community.


The Environment of our UUGUUL Cultural Center
located into the Choi. Luvsanjaw University of Language and Civilization.


The Evolution of the Center

Our first place, started in March 2019, located in the Utga Zohiol Deed Surguuli, in Ulaanbaatar.

By the end of June 2019, we decided to expand and move into the Choi. Luvsanjaw University of Language and Civilization, who kindly offered a space in their building to support our center.


Here is the room before starting the renovations

On the 28th of June 2019, the renovations started

During the renovations

Fixing few details in the first part of the room

The step will not make anyone fall anymore

A little bit of green is always welcome

Could not find the exact same flooring

Making new furnitures

Adjusting electricity and lights

Delivery of the felt that will cover the wall and ceiling of the main room

Installation overnight of the felt on the wall and ceiling

And finally finished in the morning

Delivery and installation of the yurt style decoration

Time to move to the new place

Final touch of the decoration

Now some cleaning

Setting the yurt decoration

Finally the center is ready to get back to its activities

Final preparation for tomorrow’s lecture


During the Lectures


During the Morin Khuur Class


Unfortunately, after only 6 months of activity…

… the building being quite old, had some water troubles

After fixing the issue, it happened again… but this time in the main room…

Which forced us to move…

and stocked the center as best as we can…

Was it a sign from the sky to push UUGUUL to get out of its room
and become international to touch even more people?